G/SPS/N/BRA/2121  
 
16 December 2022  
(22-9395) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  NOTIFICATION  
1. Notifying Member:  BRAZIL  
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Secretariat of Animal and Plant Health and Inspection (SDA) - 
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (MAPA)  
3. Products covered (provide tariff item number(s) as specified in national 
schedules deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, 
where applicable):  Meal and oils from aquatic animals  
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : 
[X] All trading partners   
[ ] Specific regions or countries:   
5. Title of the notified document:  RIG.FN.OL.OA.AA.AH.NOV.21 - Zoosanitary 
requirements for the importation of aquatic animal meal and oil . Lang uage(s):  
Portuguese . Number of pages:  3 
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/SPS/BRA/22_8644_00_x.pdf  
6. Description of content:  It is important to highlight that the guarantees of the 
requirements mentioned below will also be accepted for 60 days from this WTO publication 
(RIG.FN.OL.OA.AA.AH.NOV. 21), date of issue of the certificate by the exporting country.  
After this date, they will be removed from the Animal Area Requirements and Certificates 
Information  System -SISREC: 
https://sistemasweb.agricultura.gov.br/sisrec/manterDocumento!abrirFormConsultarDocu
mento.action  
− BRAZILIAN ZOOSANITARY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE IMPORTATION OF PANDALUS 
SHRIMP POWDER ORIGINATING FROM  EXTRACTIVE FISHING AND/OR AQUACULTURE 
IN ANY COUNTRY AND INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION  
− BRAZILIAN ZOOSANITARY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE IMPORTATION OF OYSTER SHELL 
POWDER ORIGINATING FROM AQUACULTURE IN ANY COUNTRY AND INTENDED FOR 
HUMAN CONSUMPTION  
− BRAZILIAN ZOOSANITARY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE IMPORTATION OF COD POWDER 
OF THE GENUS GADUS ORIGINATING FROM AQUACULTURE IN ANY COUNTRY AND 
INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION  
Additionally, the certificates already bilaterally agreed with the countries remain in force.  
7. Objective and rationale: [X]  food safety, [X]  animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[ ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease, [X]  protect territory from 
other damage from pests.   G/SPS/N/BRA/2121  
 
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  8. Is there a relevant international standard? If so, identify the standard:  
[ ] Codex Alimentarius Commission (e.g.  title or serial number of Codex 
standard or related text) :  
[X] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (e.g.  Terrestrial or Aquatic 
Animal Health Code, chapter number) :  
− Aquatical Animal He alth Code, chapters 9, 10 and 11  
− Terrestrial Animal Health Code, chapters 11.4  
[ ] International Plant Protection Convention (e.g.  ISPM number) :  
[ ] None  
Does this proposed regulation conform to the relevant international standard?  
[X] Yes   [  ] No 
If no, describe, whenever possible, how and why it deviates from the 
international standard:   
9. Other relevant documents and language(s) in which these are available:    
10. Proposed date of adoption (dd/mm/yy) : 15 December 2022  
Proposed date of publication (dd/mm/yy) : 15 December 2022  
11. Proposed date of entry into force: [  ] Six months from date of publication , and/or  
(dd/mm/yy) : 15 December 2022  
[ ] Trade facilitating measure   
12. Final date for comments: [  ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the 
notification and/or (dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification 
Authority, [X]  National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply  
Secretariat of Trade and International Relations  
E-mail: sps@agro.gov.br  
13. Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [X]  National Enquiry 
Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:   
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply  
Secretariat of Trade and International Relations  
E-mail: sps@agro.gov.br